HR 4463 · 97th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Railroad Land Grant Development Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-09-10· Sponsored by Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.(1981-10-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Railroad Land Grant Development Act of 1981 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to repeal the limitation on the acquisition of a coal lease or permit by a railroad. Requires a railroad leasing public lands adjacent to grant lands held by the railroad to annually determine its net revenues from resource development and to use at least 33 1/3 percent of such revenues for the operation and maintenance of the railroad, and of that 33 1/3 percent at least 33 1/3 percent must be used to operate and maintain railroad branchlines.…

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